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J. DUREL 8v J. A. DROUARD. PATTBN PoR BRUSHES PoR WAXINS FLOORS.

No. 599,495. Patented Feb. 22, 1898.

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J. DUREL & J. A. DROUARD. PATTBN FOR BRUSHES POR WAXING FLOORS.

No. 599,495. Patented Feb. 22, 1898.

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JEANNE DUREL AND JEAN ADOLPHE DROUARD, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

PATTEN FOR BRUSHES FOR WXHNG FLOORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 599,495, dated February22, 1898. Application iile February 3, 1897. Serial No. 621,741. (Nomodel.) Patented in France December 26, 1896, No. 262,570.

To ctZZ- whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that we, JEANNE DUREE, of 7 Boulevard Denain, and JEANADOLPHE DROUARD, of 156 Rue Marcadet, Paris, in the Republic of France,have invented new Improvements in Pattens for Brushes for VaX- ingFloors, (for which we have obtained Letters Patent of France for fifteenyears, No. 262,570, dated December 26, 1896,) of which the following isa full and exact description, reference being made to the accompanyingdrawings.

Our invention relates to a system of pattens for brushes for waxingFrench or inlaid floors, the said pattens being applicable to allbrushes and adaptedto fit all feet, while the foot remains flexible andsupple.

By using our patten the work to be done by the brusher becomes easier,is done in less time, and can be done by a person not accustomed to it.

In the accompanying drawings we give different views of two arrangementsof a brush provided with the patten we have invented, the first of thetwo arrangements comprising a metal patten and the second one a woodenpatten.

Figure l of the said drawings is an elevation of the brush provided witha metal patten which is shown as being attached to the foot. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the metal patten and the brush, the foot not being in thepatten. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line l 2 of Fig. 2, theplate or movable sole of the patten inclined with respect to the brush;and Figs. Il, 5, and 6 are similar to Figs. l, 2, and 3, but of thewooden patten.

Our patten consists, essentially and in every case, of two plates eitherfull or open and which are pivoted one to the other in a variablemanner, one of the plates being always fixed to the top of the brush andthe other forming a movable sole with heel-piece and which is adapted tobe suitably attached to the foot of whatever size the latter may be.

In the case of the metal patten, Figs. l, 2, and 3, the plate a is fixedby screws, nails, or any other suitable means to the top of thewaxing-brush c. Its longitudinal edges d d are raised vertically, andone of the said edges is provided with holes a', while the other edge dis only cut with rack-like notches, the inside of which is hollowed out,as at a2.

The plate or movable sole b is pivoted to the fixed plate a and can beadapted to the foot of the brusher, and for that purpose it is providedat its forward end with two side tr unnions or pins @and c', the formerof which engages with one of the holes a of the plate a and the latterwith one of the corresponding hollowed-out notches a2 of the rack. Atthe other end of the sole l) is hinged a vertical heel-piece f, to theupper edge of which is fixed a metal band g, to which can be attached aleather strap 7L, intended to be passed around the instep of the foot toiix the patten on. The width of the sole b is such as to allow of itspassing freely down between the raised edges of the fixed plate a, asshown in Fig. 2.

The hollowed-out notches a2 of the rack d are wider at the bottom thanat the top and the trunnions or pins e e of the sole h are slightlyiattened, so as to be parallel to the faces of the said sole, so that asthe trunnion or pin e' is put in its place in any one of the notches a2by holding the plate or sole l) upright the said trunnion or pin e canno longer be forced out of the said notch when the work of waxing isbeing done, the sole l) then remaining in nearly a horizontal position.

As the heel-piece f is hinged to the sole b and as the latter is pivotedto the plate a, the brushers foot remains quite flexible and supple whenthe work is being done, while a reciprocating horizontal movement isgiven to the brush, which does not move up from the floor, the resultbeing the greatest amount of work is done in the shortest space of time.The forward part of the foot is held on the brush by the ordinary strap7c, which is fixed to the sides of the brush, and the sole h ispreferably provided all around with an upright edge b', which serves asa frame for the foot and allows of the patten being well adapted to thelatter.

As the trunnions or pins of the sole l) can be put in any one of theholes a of the edge d and in any one of the notches a2 of the rack d',the patten can be made to suit any size of IOO foot, the only thingrequired being to move the heel-piece f away from or toward the strap7c, which passes around the instep.

By referring to Figs. 4, 5, and 6 it will be seen that the wooden pattenalso comprises a flat piece aX, which is fixed by screws, nails, pegs,or glue even to the top of the waxingbrush c, and a wooden sole bx,which is pivoted to the. piece a. The said flat piece of wood @X has onone side a wide rectangular mortise m and the sole b has a tenon n ofcorrespond ing shape and which registers with the said mortise, itslength being equal to the depth of the latter. The fixed flat piece 00Xis pierced through and'through and crosswise by holes m along themortise, and in the end of the tenon is a hole n', having the samediameter and which can be brought to register with any one of the holesm. A pin or plug 0, which is put in these holes, serves to hinge thesole b to the fiat piece ax. To t this patten on, the peg o is taken outand, according to the length' of the foot, the sole b is drawn more orless back, the tenon n sliding in the mortise m, and then the peg is putinto the corresponding hole. Vhen thefoot is shorter, or when the pattenis left unused, the tenon vn is fully engaged in the mortise m. A placel is cut in the back end of the sole b to receive the lower end of thewooden heel-piece fx, and the two pieces are jointed together by meansof a leather strip or band p, nailed to the back of the said heel-pieceand to the lower face of the sole. The strap 7c, surrounding the instep,is fixed in the same manner as in the metal patten, and the strap b.Xfor the upper part of the foot is simply nailed to the upper end of theheel-piece and on the inside of the latter.

The flat piece ax and the sole bX can be of different thicknesses,according to the kind of wood used, and both pieces may be more or lesshollowed out, so as to give them a shape to fit the foot.

l. A patten for brushes for waxing floors, adapted to be adjusted to anysize foot and while connecting the brush to the foot permits the latterto remain fiexible and supple, the same consisting of two plates or flatpieces jointed to each other at points which may be varied, one of saidplates adapted to be secured to the top of the brush and the other plateforming a sole-rest and provided with a heel-piece, and appliances forconnecting said plate to the foot.

2. A patten having a xed plate provided with iianges, one of which ispierced by holes and the other provided with notches which register withthe said holes, and a movable plate orsole having trunnions or pinsadapted to fit in the holes and notches of the fixed plate, the saidsole being provided with a hinged heel-piece having a strap adapted tobe passed around the lower part of the leg of the user, substantially asset forth.

3. The combination with a waxing-brush having a plate secured to itstop, of a solepiece pivoted to said fixed plate, a heel-piece secured atthe back of the sole-piece, an attaching-strap secured to the upper partof said heel-piece, and a strap fixed to the brush and adapted to passover the instep of the foot, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination with a waxing-brush having secured to its top surfacea plate provided with longitudinal edges raised vertically, one of saidedges having a series of holes a and the other a series of rack-likenotches, a2, of a sole-plate of less width than said fixed plate andprovided at its forward end with trunnions or pins e e which are adaptedto engage with aforesaid holes and notches, a vertical heel-piece hingedto said sole-plate and provided at its upper edge with a band g, anattaching-strap secured to said band, and a strap secured to the brushand adapted to be secured around the instep of the foot, substantiallyas set forth.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of twoWitnesses.

JEANNE DUREL. JEAN ADOLPl-IE DROUARD. WVitnesses:

Guo. LAURENs, EUG. WATTIN.

